Standing figure
Togo, Ada
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Antonio Fiacco, Zurich, Switzerland (2001)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, small traces of red pigment, eyes with cowrie snail inlay, 3 strings of glass beads attached, stylized forms, cross-shaped tattoos on the cheeks, slightly dam., paint rubbed off;
for worshipping the ancestors, kept on private shrines inside the house.